Huntley Hill Formation
Silurian (Telychian)
PERIOD |
GROUP |
FORMATION |
Silurian |
May Hill Sandstone |
Huntley Hill Formation |
Lithology
Thickly bedded conglomerates and coarse sandstones. Granules and pebbles are subangular to rounded and consist mainly of quartzite, vein quartz and pink feldspar, but fragments of igneous and sedimentary rocks are not uncommon.
Upper Boundary
Transitional into finer grained sandstones and siltstones of the Yartleton Formation.
Lower Boundary
Unproved. Overlies Huntley Quarry Beds but relationship is uncertain.
Representative Sites
Bearfoot Wood Cutting
Huntley Hill Cutting
Information on lithology and boundaries taken from the British Geological Survey Lexicon of Named Rock Units
and BGS Memoirs.
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